Street stop-cock box



(No Model.)

B. PORTER.

STREET STOP COOK BOX.

No. 444,015'. Patented Ja.11.6, 1891.

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BENJAMIN PORTER, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

STREE-T STOP-COCK BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 444,015, dated January6, 1891. Application filed September 12, 1890. Serial No. 364,716. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern..-

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN PORTER, a citizen of the United. States,residing at J ackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan,have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Street Stop-(JockBoxes for Y'Vater, Gas, and other Purposes; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in streetstop-cock boxes for water, gas, and other purposes; and it consists inthe construction, combination, and arrangement of the parts, as fullyhereinafter set forth and claimed.

The object of the improvements is to produce an inexpensive, strong, anddurable street stop-cock box, with an independent base or rest tosupport the upright and conducting pipe and inclined projections or lugsfor the conducting-'pipe to rest upon in such a manner that its owngravity will bring it to the center of the standing pipe, and, further,to provide'a cheap, simple, and efficient fastening for the cover of thestanding pipe.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section. Fig. 2is a side elevation, partly in a central section, taken at right angleswith Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical central section of amodified form. Fig. 4 is the same as Fig. 3 with the key E turned down.Fig. 5 is a plan ofthe under side of the cover. Fig. 6 is a side View ofthe cover, taken at right angles with Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a fragmentaryside elevation of a modified form; and Fig. 8 is a central section ofthe same, taken at right angles.

A is a section of pipe, preferablyconstructed of cast-iron, providedwith openings A', extending through thc side walls, as shown in Figs. 1,2, 3, and 4.

B is likewisea section of pipe and provided with a semicircular openingB', through which the conducting-pipe F passes, these two sections ofpipeA and B telescoping one into the other and forming the standing pipeor box, and so as to graduate the length as desired.

C is t-he cover, likewise of cast-iron, and to which is cast anddepending a lug C', suitably apertured, and E is a wedge or key whichpasses through the openings A in the pipe A, and also through theopening in the lug C of the cover C, and securing the cover rigidly inits position. The key E being wedgeshaped, the farther it is driven inthe closer itl holds the cover, and the friction between the parts holdsit in place. This is an exceedingly cheap and strong fastening, theparts are not materially affected by rust, and the cover lis easily andquickly removed when desired. I preferably cast a fiange on the underside of the cover to hold it in place, and projections or lugs on theouter edge over the key to serve as guards to protect the extending endsof the key; but the fiange may be cast on the outer edge of the cover,when it will serve the double purpose 'of keeping the cover in place andprotecting the ends of the key.

D is-a base on which the upright tube B rests, and which is held inposition by the flange D2, and D are two lugs cast t0 the base D, thetop sides of the lugs inclining from the center, and on or between whichthe conducting-pipe F rests. The lugs Dbeing of the form shown, theconducting-pipe is always brought to the center, and is also providedwith a rest or support, and the pipe B, likewise resting upon the baseD, does not bend or otherwise injure the conducting-pipe.

The key may be of a modified form E', Figs. 3 and 4, if desired, thecenter being in the form of an eccentric.

To introduce the key, as shown in Fig. 3, the eccentric part is passedthrough openings A (which are elongated for the purpose) and through lugC. The key is then turned on its bearings, impinging upon the bottom ofthe opening of the lug C', forcing the cover C firmly in position, asshown in Fig. 4.

L is a flange secured to the pipe A to prevent the pipe from beingpressed into the ground. This arrangement has an advantage over a flangesecured to the cover, as has heretofore been the custom, by being belowthe IOO surface and not likely to be broken by contact withwagon-wheels.

The lugs C may be on the outer edge of the cover, as shown in Figs. 7and 8, the lugs H being cast on the side of pipe A, and the lug K caston the cover and fitting an aperature in pipe A.

It is obvious that lug C may be placed in any desired position, or thattwo or more may be used without materially changing the construction;but the best resultis obtained and I preferably construct it as shown inFig. 2; but I do not want to be confined to a wedge, as I have explainedand shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

IVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a street stop-cock box, the combination, with the pipe A, ofthecover C, provided with projecting lug C and secured in position by a keypassing through apertures in the pipe and lug, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a street stop-cock box, the combination, with the pipe A, providedwith the cover C, lngC, openings A', and key E, of the ange L,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

BENJAMIN PORTER.

Witnesses:

J. T. HAMMOND, L. T. WILcoX.

